The moon, month by month
Worked out for the Reno area. The dark nights are marked — those are the ones worth driving out for, when the faint things are visible. A bright moon is not a wasted night: it is the best time to look at craters and mountains, and at the planets.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4%
2
9%
3
15%
4
23%
5
31%
6
40%
7
49%
8
59%
9
68%
10
77%
11
86%
12
92%
13
97%
14
100%
15
100%
16
96%
17
91%
18
83%
19
73%
20
62%
21
51%
22
40%
23
30%
24
20%
25
13%
26
7%
27
3%
28
0%
29
0%
30
2%
Darkest night
Wed 28 November · 0%
Fullest
Wed 14 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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